{"id":8382,"date":"2021-08-25T13:41:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kayifamilytv.com\/?p=8382"},"modified":"2021-08-25T13:41:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:41:59","slug":"bird-houses-reminiscent-of-empathetic-architectural-interventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/bird-houses-reminiscent-of-empathetic-architectural-interventions\/","title":{"rendered":"BIRD HOUSES REMINISCENT OF EMPATHETIC ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KU\u015e K\u00d6\u015eK\u00dc (BIRD HOUSES): REMINISCENT OF EMPATHETIC ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTIONS <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BIRD-HOUSES.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BIRD-HOUSES.jpg\" alt=\"BIRD HOUSES\" width=\"571\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8388\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1668153047\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ever heard about a bird crashing on the window of a newly erected building? It is mostly because that building is now on the pathway of that bird\u2019s usual route and it is actually going on its instinct to follow the same routing which it usually did, but in vain. It takes a few days for the birds to find the new way and in that process many get injured and lose their way. Compassion for the environment and the habitat around in architecture should be one of the core ingredients of any successful architectural design recipe. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BIRD-HOUSES-IN-MOSQUE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BIRD-HOUSES-IN-MOSQUE.jpg\" alt=\"BIRD HOUSES IN MOSQUE\" width=\"571\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8384\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The best examples of this empathy towards nature are, the Bird houses found in the public architecture of Ottoman erected public buildings. These bird houses locally known as \u201cKu\u015f K\u00f6\u015fk\u00fc\u201d (bird pavilions),\u201cg\u00fcvercinlik\u201d(dovecots) and \u201cserce saraye\u201d (sparrow palace) are examples of the love for other creatures deep rooted in the culture. These bird houses can be found in the mosques, caravan saraye, palaces, libraries, schools, city halls, bridges and other public spaces commonly and have been home to Turkish little feathered fellows for centuries. These were specially added on the mosque walls to avoid bird droppings on the fa\u00e7ade by giving the birds the required shelter as well as to infuse love and mercy towards animals in the locals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BIRD-HOUSES-IN-OTTOMANS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BIRD-HOUSES-IN-OTTOMANS.jpg\" alt=\"BIRD HOUSES IN OTTOMANS\" width=\"571\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8385\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Birdhouses can be found in many parts of the world and even in contemporary designs but these Ottoman bird houses went beyond the aesthetic detail, they were mainly installed to attain good deed and God\u2019s favor by giving home and food to the feathered flocks mostly part of the waqf assigned by the government and maintained by the public and officials alike. These were made of different styles and forms replicating multistory mansions, palaces and even in some places a mosque. Mostly found on the Sunny Facades of the wall that attained the least of rain and saved them from other climatic elements. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1668153047\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>These miniature palaces were not simple structures, but were instead multifaceted complex abodes with profuse adornments and details. The two methods of attaining these structures was; one by carving on a wall and other by installing a carved structure on the wall. These bird houses even had several rooms on different floors and with their elaborated intricate architectural details like windows, balconies, roofs, and towers, and even baths mirroring the likes of grand residence you\u2019d presume to find for a noble human. Several of these intriguing birdhouses can be seen in different cities in Turkey and even Istanbul boasts thousands of them, with the oldest to be found at the site of B\u00fcy\u00fck\u00e7ekmece Bridge. The one found on Emin\u00f6n\u00fc Yeni Valide Mosque was built in 17th century whereas \u00dcsk\u00fcdar Yeni Valide Mosque was commissioned in 18th century. Some of the very grandeur multi story birdhouse structures can also be found in Ey\u00fcp Mosque, \u00dcsk\u00fcdar Selimiye Mosque, mausoleum of Sultan Selim II, Bereketzade Madrasah, Taksim Maksemi, \u0130brahim Tenn\u00fbr\u00ee Fountain in Keyseri and even on the spice bazaar in Emin\u00f6n\u00fc where the shop keepers put grains in them for the birds before they start their business of the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BIRD-HOUSES-MOSQUE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BIRD-HOUSES-MOSQUE.jpg\" alt=\"BIRD HOUSES MOSQUE\" width=\"571\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8386\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ottomans primarily made bird houses for small birds such as sparrows, swallows and finches and not for the loud and bigger ones like pigeons or doves whose droppings could damage the building fa\u00e7ade but in later periods many were found that hosted pigeons, doves and even storks. There was even a &#8220;Gurabahane-i Laklakan&#8221; (The Home for Homeless Storks) in Bursa, still erected, which was initiated to treat wounded storks and to provide them with shelter. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1668153047\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The next time you are in the land of the ottomans legacy; close your eyes, and listen to the music of the birds, and when you seem to get endorsed in that melody from a very near distance, get up and hunt for a reminiscence of the epitome of the empathetic architecture of the great Ottomans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a title=\"Madiha Salam\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/madihasalaam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Follow Madiha Salam on FaceBook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a title=\"Madiha Salam\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/madihasalam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Follow Madiha Salam on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a title=\"Madiha Salam\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madihasalam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Follow Madiha Salam on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KU\u015e K\u00d6\u015eK\u00dc (BIRD HOUSES): REMINISCENT OF EMPATHETIC ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTIONS Ever heard about a bird crashing on the window of a newly erected building? It is mostly because that building is now on the pathway of that bird\u2019s usual route and it is actually going on its instinct to follow the same routing which it usually [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,229],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-literature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}